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Chapter 1
Silver eyes widened in horror. For the first time in her life Keket was afraid. Mother! Father! Brother! Each one was dragged to the platform and thrown into the cauldron. Silent tears ran down her cheeks as she watched her family be killed and melted 'in the name of the Pharaoh.' She wanted to believe that this was a nightmare. Her brother couldn't be bested by anyone in a fair fight. In a fair fight. Suddenly, a hand reached for her from the shadows. She swatted at it, but being as horror struck as she was it instead gave it a wrist to grab. He pulled her back. This is it, she thought. I'm going to die too. "Be careful!" someone hissed. Starting she saw where she had been standing. She hadn't realized that she had been about to step out of the shadows.
"Who are you?" she whispered in a shrill voice, "I don't want to die!"
"My name is Bakura. And, no one will hurt you." It was a male voice. She could feel his tears on her hair, "Not while I'm here." He pulled her into a hug, effectively blocking her view of the people being thrown into the cauldron.
"B-Bakura?"
"Yes?"
"Who were those people?" Now that they had left taking their golden trinkets with them, she could see who this 'Bakura' fellow was. He had long white hair and was tan like most Egyptians. His eyes though, they were gray. He couldn't have been more than 10 years old. And yet, he had saved her.
"They were the Pharaoh's men." Her eyebrows creased. The Pharaoh's men? But Mother had said the Pharaoh usually left them alone. "What's your name?"
"My name is Keket." She bowed her head hoping he didn't react like others did:
Flashback:
'Keket? You would name your child after the goddess of darkness? Demon child!'
"Heh. The goddess of darkness, huh? That's different for once." She looked up at him with a question in her eyes. Why did you save me? He smiled, a small smile, probably just trying to make her feel better, before answering, "You act just like my sister."
"You had a sister?" He winced and she was confused until she realized he must have been a thief-in-training as well. He probably lost her that day as well.
"Yes. She was just like you. Always asking questions and exploring." He smiled softly, the first true smile she had seen him give. He looked better when he smiled.
"I-I had a big brother too." He looked down at her hearing the tears in her voice. "He would always protect me. He was the one who hid me when they came." They made a pact never to say who they were even though they both knew who they were.
"If you want," he said, crouching down so he could look her in the eyes, "I can be your big brother now." She looked him in the eyes, looking for any trace of a lie. Then she smiled.
"And I'll be your little sister." She said with a spark in her eyes.
"Deal," he said before pulling her into a hug and curling up in the sand.
AN: YAY! First chappies finally published. Publishing will start out slow but as i write more chapters I will begin to update faster. Thanks for reading and please review!